1995 in the NBA

NBA Players Pass Labor Agreement
with 25-2 Vote

By Richard Justice
Washington Post Staff Writer

CHICAGO, SEPT. 13 -- The NBA took another step toward normal operations this afternoon when player representatives overwhelmingly approved a new, six-year collective bargaining agreement. The deal passed by a 25-2 margin, with only Boston and Sacramento voting against it.

Joe Goes West as Warriors Make Smith No. 1 Pick

By David Nakamura
Washington Post Staff Writer

TORONTO, JUNE 28 -- Joe Smith's basketball journey
that brought him north from Norfolk to the University of
Maryland will now send him west across the country to
Oakland, as the Golden State Warriors made Smith the
No. 1 selection in tonight's NBA draft.

Rockets End Magical Season With Championship

By Richard Justice
Washington Post Staff Writer

HOUSTON, JUNE 14 -- The Houston Rockets
disposed of the Orlando Magic once and for all tonight,
and after a season in which they've overcome everything
from injuries to a midseason shakeup to, finally, one of the
toughest playoff schedules ever, the end was almost
anticlimactic.